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Persian Lentil Rice (Adas Polo)

March 1, 2018 By Christine Langmayr Leave a Comment

Ingredients:

2 cups white rice

2 cups of lentils

1 cup of fried onion

2tbsp of turmeric

2tbsp of cinnamon

1/2 cup of tiny raisins

1/2 cup of sliced dates

2 cup of fired veggie chicken or sliced fried tofu

2 tbsp of Braggs (or more)

1/4 cup olive oil

 

Directions:

Cook rice until al dente (almost soft) strain water, rinse briefly with cold water, set aside

Cook lentils (not too soft) strain water and rinse with cold water, set aside

Fry onions with turmeric, cinnamon, and Braggs until slightly brown, set half of it aside

Add raisins to other half and fry for few minutes, set aside

Fry the other half with chopped veggie meat or Tofu until slightly brown, set aside

 

Layering:

Put olive oil to the bottom of a bigger pot

Layer half an inch rice, half an inch lentils, onion-raisin mixture,onion-chicken (or tofu) mixture

Repeat once or twice

Add the rest of the rice, lentils and fried things on top and with a fork mix layers gently

Pour 2 spoons of water in the rice mixture if dry

Put a cloth or napkin onto the pot and close the lid

simmer rice on low heat (1/3 heat) for 30 min

 

Enjoy your amazing Persian Comfort food 🙂

 

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